Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-28

igantic--immortal. Mighty to snfier or
enjoy. Mighty to love or hate. mighty "
soar or to sink. Then, what will be to US .t .no
store, the shop, the office, the applause OF tne
world the scorn of our enemies, the thlDss
mat ilfted us mp, and the things that pressSSo
us downP What to John Wesley are all tno
mobs that howled after him? What TO Vu
talre are all the nations that applauded MN
what TO Paul now, the dungeons that
chilled him9 What to Latimer now,
the flames that consumed him? All those
who through the grace OF Christ reach
that land, Will never be dIsturDeu.
None to dispute their throne, they shall reign
for ever and ever. But. alas, for those Wn9
nave made no preparation for the tuture'
When the sharp-shoG hoofs of eternal ulshs-
ter come up painting and swift to go oyes
them, now will they contend with horses
And when the waves OF their wretchedness
rise up, white and foamy, under the swoop-
ing OF eternal storms. and the pillows Decome
mere wrathful and dash more high, on, whas
will they do "amId the swelling OF Jordan Z.
Ii could come into your heart this moment
| would see that many OF you, my dear
friends. had vowed to be the Lords. know
not what sickness 1t was, or what trial. put
verify believe there Is not man in the mousse
but has sometime vowed he would be the
Lords. II might have been at the time when
your child lay sick you said: 20 LoId, II
thou wilt let this child get well, VIII be
Christian" Or it might have been In some
business trouble, when you have said: ~
Lord II thou wilt let me keep my property
will be Christian" You Kept your prop
Are you a Christian? History says that long
ago II had been announced that the world
was coming to an end, and there
was great excitement in London. IL was said
that the world would perish on certain Fri.
day. On Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday ana
Friday the people were in the Cathedral.
praying and weeping. Ii seemed as II the
whole English nation was being converted TO
God for it was announced as certain by phil
osophers that on that coming Friday the
world would perish. Friday came, and there
were no portents, no fires In the air, no earth
quakes, The day passed along just like every
other day, and when it was past and the night
came, it is said that in London
there was a scene of riot. and wassail,
and drunkenness and debauchery such as had
never been witnessed. They forgot their
VOW, they forgot their repentance, they for
got their good resolutions. ON. how much
human nature in that! While trials and mis-
fortunes come to US. and we are down deepln
darkness and trouble we make vows. we
say: ''Oh, Lord, 10 sc, and will do So"
The darkness passes. the peril goes away. We
are as we were before, or worae; for OH, how
often have seen men start for the kingdom
of God, come up to within arms reach of 1t,
and then go back farther from God than they
ever were before. dropping from the very
moment of their privilege into darkness for
ever! On, now ungrateful we have been! Do
you know how much God has done for you
and for meP Have you never felt itg How
much lie did for YOU to-day! Who spread the
table for your VINO watched you last night?
Who has been kind and good to you all your
life long? Oh. how ungrateful
we have been! Methinks the good
ness OF God ought TO lead this whole
audience to repentance. | know not your
individual history. Some of you never saw
before, some ~ you will never see again: but
know that God has been good TO you. What
return have you made2 There was a steamer
on one of the Western lakes heavily laden
with passengers, and there was a little child
who stood on the side of the taffrail, leaning
over and watching the water. when she lost
her balance and dropped into the waves.
The lake was very rough. The mother cried:
"Save my child! Save my childp' There
seemed none disposed TO leap into the water.
There was Newfoundland dog on deck. He
looked uD in his masters face, as II for or
ders. His master said: "Tray, overheard,
catch 'em" The dog sprang into the
water, caught the child by tho gar
ments, and swan back TO the
up bv loving hands. the dog was. lifted on
deck, and The mother, ere she tainted away.
10 utter thanksgiving to that dog, threw her
arms around its neck and kissed IL: but the
dog shook himself of from her embrace. and
went ana laid down as though he had ac-
compllshed nothing. Shall mother be CRATE
ful 10 dog that saves her child, and DO
ungrateful 10 the Son of God who, from the
heights of heaven, plunged into the depths of
darkness, and suffering, and woe that He
might lift us up out OF our sin and place us on
therock OF ages9 oh, the height, the depth, the
length, the lnflnty, the horror of our in
gratitude! Don't you treat Jesus like that
any more. Don't you thrust Him back from
your soul. He has been the best friend you
ever had. You will want Him after a while
When the world is going away from your
soul are going out, and the friends that stand
around you can do you no good. and you feel
your feet slipping from beneath you-oh- then
you will want Him--the loving Jesus, the
sympathetic Jesus. tho pardoning Jesus-to
stand close by you. and hold you up amid
the swelling OF Jordan"